Wilbraham United Church 500 Main Street Wilbraham MA 01095 Phone: 596-2511 x 100 Fax: 596-2512 Email: admin@wilbrahamunitedchurch.org Website: www.wilbrahamunitedchurch.org February 17, 2019 SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY 10:00A.M GATHERING MUSIC WELCOMING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST CALL TO WORSHIP Skip Dearborn SUNG: All: Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me. SPOKEN: One: Happy are those who follow the ways of the Lord. All: God s ways are just and merciful. SUNG: All: Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me. SPOKEN: One: Those who follow God s ways are continually nourished in faith. All: In all that they do, God is with them. SUNG: All: Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me. SPOKEN: One: Come, let us open our hearts to God s compassionate love. All: Let us celebrate God s mercy and justice. SUNG: All: Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on me. **GATHERING HYMN We Know That Christ Is Raised #610 (red hymnal) PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND THE LORD S PRAYER (unison) Merciful God, creator of all that is, seen and unseen, our delight is in your word and we have a deep sense of your presence when we allow it to fill our lives night and day. For the times when we listen to the advice of those who rebel against you, Lord have mercy. For those times when we can be found with those who scorn, Christ have mercy. We experience your blessings like a tree that is planted beside a never-failing stream. For those times when we do not bear the fruits of your abundance, Lord have mercy. Help us live in obedience to you, following Jesus Christ, who taught us to pray: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS PSALTER Psalm 1 page 738 (red hymnal) SUNG RESPONSE #2040 FWS (small black book) Our God is an awesome God; He reigns from heaven above with wisdom, power and love. Our God is an awesome God. (repeat) Our God is an awesome God. Our God is an awesome God PASSING OF THE PEACE GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Please remember to wear your name tags. If anyone would like a new one, please notify the office!
MOMENT FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES **HYMN O Blessed Spring #2076 FWS (small black book) PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Joys and Concerns Pastoral Prayer Sung Response O Lord, hear my prayer, O Lord hear my prayer. When I call answer me. O Lord, hear my prayer O Lord, hear my prayer. Come and listen to me. OFFERING OF OUR GIFTS AND OURSELVES Invitation to Give Offertory Anthem Blessed Are They Haas **Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God the source of all our gifts. Praise Jesus Christ, whose power up lifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit, Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! SCRIPTURE LESSON Jeremiah 17:5-10 Thus says the Lord: Cursed are those who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength, whose hearts turn away from the Lord. They shall be like a shrub in the desert, and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the parched places of the wilderness, in an uninhabited salt land. Blessed are those who trust in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit. The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse who can understand it? I the Lord test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings. GOSPEL LESSON Luke 6:17-26 He came down with them and stood on a level place, with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. And all in the crowd were trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them. Then he looked up at his disciples and said: Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets. But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will mourn and weep. Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets. One: Our God is still speaking. All: Thanks be to God! SERMON Pastor Chip **PARTING HYMN I Sing a Song of the Saints of God #712 (red hymnal) **BENEDICTION **SUNG RESPONSE FOLLOWING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THE WORLD MUSIC FOR SENDING FORTH ** All who are able to stand, may do so.
The altar flowers this morning are given to the glory of God given with love for Aurora Pierangelo Frias 30th Birthday by her family. Welcome Visitors! Is this your first visit to United Church? Please sign our Guest Pad located in the Narthex. Immediately after the service, we invite you to continue down the central hallway and join us for Fellowship and Refreshment in our Fellowship Hall. MINISTERING TO YOU TODAY Pastor/Preacher: The Rev. Wallace A Hurd IV Director of Music: Mark Jacobson Director of Family Ministries/Faith Formation: Paul Nesbit Head Usher: Paul Krawczynski Ushers: Nancy Krawczynski, Kim Ryan, Judy Hoffman, Joyce Emerle Greeters: Jane Godfrey Nursery Care: Cat Martin, Tammy Trudeau PLEASE REMEMBER TO TURN YOUR CELL PHONE OFF BEFORE THE SERVICE. FIRST 6 PEWS, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE PULPIT, ARE A SCENT FREE ZONE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, PLEASE FOLLOW USHER S DIRECTIONS TO EXIT THE SANCTUARY Please Pray For: Shey McAbee, Sharon McAbee, Nancy Schenk, Pam Burch, Gloria Russell, Patti Keiser, Sue Pereira and Natalie True, Bev Sawyer The victims of violence and their families in our country. Our troops, our country and our world Wilbraham United Church, UCC & UMC News for the Pews for the Week of February 17, 2019 ~Pastor Chip and the Membership Committee are hosting a Welcome Back service March 3. Invitations will be sent to parishioners who have been absent from church life. There is a new energy in our church home and we are excited to share it. A special coffee hour will be held after the service. If anyone knows someone that they would like to invite, a past member or a possible new friend, please contact Joyce by Friday, Feb 15. Invitations will be sent out next week. I will also place invitations in the Narthex on the Welcome table if anyone would like to take a couple to share. ~Dress a Girl, a Division of Hope 4 Women International, sews and distributes pretty and sturdy dresses to impoverished girls all over the world. In the past year, dresses made by seamstresses from Wilbraham and Hampden have gone to Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and more. This ministry is perfect for those who know how to sew and those who want to learn some sewing basics! Like us and follow us on Facebook to learn more about upcoming sewing sessions and where our dresses are headed next! Search "Dress a Girl: Wilbraham & Hampden, MA." ~ If you have requested pledge envelopes, they are ready for you! Please pick up in the Narthex!
This Week at Wilbraham United Church To find the most up to date schedule throughout the week, go to our church s website and click on EVENTS www.wilbrahamunitedchurch.org Today 2/17/2019 1PM WUP-FH 6PM Al Anon Monday 2/18/2019 9:15am yoga 10am Piecemakers-BR 7pm WUP- FH Tuesday 2/19/2019 5pm Girl Scouts- HR 6pm Brownies- HR 7pm WUP- FH Wednesday 2/20/2019 3:30pm Girl Scout Annual Dinner- FH 6pm Al Anon- YR 6:30pm Cub Scouts HR(+) Thursday 2/21/2019 4PM Prayer Study- library 6:30 Al anon- YR 7pm Handbells- choir room 7:45 Adult Choir- choir room Friday 2/22/2019 9:30AM-12:30PM Thrift Shop Saturday 2/23/2019 9am Cub Scouts- FH 9:30-12:30 Thrift Shop 1pm WUP- FH
Family Night of Community Service Wilbraham United Church Saturday, March 2, 2019 5:00 7:00 PM Come with your family as we Offer Community Service Put together hygiene kits for the Springfield Rescue Mission Make Sandwiches for Loaves and Fishes Break Bread Together Pancakes and sausages for dinner (on us!) Drinks and water Play Together Bring a Deck of Cards Bring your favorite Board Game to share For more information, please contact Paul Nesbit, Director of Family Ministries, christianed@wilbrahamunitedchurch.org, 413-596-2511, ext. 105